SPELLING BEE

The son of Russell and Darlene Wilkenson is a member of the school band, which is practicing for an upcoming concert, an inter-school competition among bands and all kinds of parades.

But despite his busy schedule, the Quilcene seventhgrader took time Wednesday to represent his class in the Quilcene School District Spelling Bee. And, like his brother Tim a few years before him, Axel took top honors.

When runnerup Edie LaLander, also a musically inclined seventh-grader, misspelled in the fifth round, Axel took the microphone and calmly spelled andcellor.

Axel, who was Quilcene runner-up last year, earned a trophy and a $50 savings bond in the bee sponsored by The Sun, and Edie took home a plaque. Both students also earned the right to participate in the March 26 regional spelling bee in Bremerton.

The two will try to fit the regional bee into their busy schedule. Although the parades won't be a problem, the concert and the band competition are both on the same day as the regional bee.

Edie is the daughter of Gene and Nancy LaLander.

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